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Binding arbitration before a single arbitrator removes the user's right to have disputes decided by a judge or jury in court.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify which arbitration rules or forum apply, or whether any exceptions exist. Those details, if present elsewhere in the agreement, are not captured here.
The reader cannot litigate disputes with Stripe in court; all claims must go through binding arbitration with a single arbitrator.
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except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights
This Arbitration Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall include any claims brought by or against any third parties, including but not limited to your spouses, heirs, third-party beneficiaries and permitted assigns...
Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...
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Binding arbitration before a single arbitrator removes the user's right to have disputes decided by a judge or jury in court.
The reader cannot litigate disputes with Stripe in court; all claims must go through binding arbitration with a single arbitrator.
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